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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensatory time accrued by a correctional officer |
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employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.015, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (k) to read as |
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follows: |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (k), compensatory |
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[Compensatory] time off to which an employee is entitled under |
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Subsection (f) must be taken during the 12-month period following |
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the end of the workweek in which the compensatory time was accrued |
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or it lapses. An employee may not be paid for that compensatory |
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time, except as provided by this subsection and Subsections (i) and |
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(j). An employee of an institution of higher education as defined |
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by Section 61.003, Education Code, or an employee engaged in a |
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public safety activity, including highway construction and |
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maintenance or an emergency response activity, may be paid at the |
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employee's regular rate of pay for that compensatory time if the |
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employer determines that taking the compensatory time off would |
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disrupt normal teaching, research, or other critical functions. |
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(k) Compensatory time off to which a correctional officer |
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employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is entitled |
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under Subsection (f) must be taken during the 24-month period |
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following the end of the workweek in which the compensatory time was |
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accrued or it lapses. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |